No. 2,679 in Japanese
海鮮
Seafood.
In a sentence
私は海鮮料理が大好きです。
I love seafood dishes.
Here, '海鮮' (seafood) is used as a descriptor for the type of cuisine.
市場で新鮮な海鮮を購入しました。
I bought fresh seafood at the market.
In this sentence, '海鮮' refers to the items of food sourced from the sea, typically fish or shellfish.
このレストランは海鮮が有名です。
This restaurant is famous for its seafood.
The word '海鮮' is used more broadly here to convey a culinary specialty of the restaurant involving seafood.
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